Charles Rangel

Congressman, U.S. Congress

Charles Rangel (D., N.Y) has served in the U.S. Congress since 1971. He became the chairman of House Ways and Means Committee in 2007. On March 3, 2010, Mr. Rangel announced he is termporarily stepping aside as chairman during his ethics invesitgation. On November 16, 2010, a House ethics panel found Mr. Rangel violated ethics rules, on 11 of the 13 counts lodged against him.

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The New York Cosmos, once the most famous soccer team in America, found itself at the nexus of soccer and politics on Monday when it formally announced its historic upcoming game against the Cuban national team.

In the heart of Harlem early this year, U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel sat down at Sylvia's Restaurant for a coffee with a potential rival and asked him not to run for the seat the congressman has held for more than four decades.

U.S. Rep Charles Rangel held a narrow lead in his bid for a 23rd term, in a closely watched Democratic primary race that tested New York City's base of black political power against a rising Latino electorate.

As he seeks re-election, Rep. Charles Rangel is running up against the demographic transformation of Harlem, changes that are reshaping traditional foundations of black political support across the U.S.

U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel will face off in a tough Democratic primary election against state Sen. Adriano Espaillat and Rev. Michael Walrond, admist changes that are reshaping traditional foundations of black political support across the U.S.

The Federal Election Commission has asked state Sen. Adriano Espaillat to address alleged excessive campaign contributions and discrepancies in filings. The FEC also asked for additional information from a political action committee affiliated with U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel.

An assistant U.S. attorney who established himself as a force in Harlem's political circles in the 1960s, U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel has survived an ethics scandal and is fighting for a 23rd term in Congress.

Reverend Dr. Calvin Butts, the leader of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church, revealed on Friday that he may run for Rep. Charles Rangel's congressional seat. He dropped the hint while endorsing former Comptroller Bill Thompson for mayor.

Almost every incumbent has survived in primaries so far this year, despite hostility toward Washington. Their wins aren't simply a tribute to the power of the establishment but also to a political truism: Campaigns matter.

New York City mayoral frontrunner Bill de Blasio holds a nearly 40 percentage point lead according to a recent poll, but the candidate claims he is taking nothing for granted ahead of the Nov. 5 election.